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St. Louis Kaplan Feldman Holocaust Museum receives 3-year $224,000 grant to digitize artifact collection
The St. Louis Kaplan Feldman Holocaust Museum announced that the institution has received a Museums of America grant for its project, “The Power of Holocaust Testimony.” The $224,492, three-year grant will go towards the project’s $500,000 total cost.
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Diane Everman, the museum’s archivist, is spearheading the project.
“This grant will bring our vast collection to students and researchers all over the world. As time passes, the number of survivors, liberators and others involved in the Holocaust are diminishing,” said Everman. “With their passing, their voices, reflections and wisdom risk being lost forever. Yet there are many lessons still to be learned from this history. Preserving, and making accessible, their memories, their voices, and associated artifacts is the primary goal of this project.”
The Power of Holocaust Testimony Project will digitize documents, photographs and material culture related to the museum’s speakers, survivors, liberators
An artist’s rendering of the St. Louis Kaplan Feldman Holocaust Museum, which reopens in November.
and other witnesses; ingest this content into a Digital Asset Management System; connect related topics and content across artifacts and recordings through metadata; and make all content available on the Museum’s website for public access. The goal is to preserve all the material associated with the St. Louis Holocaust survivors, liberators and other witnesses. The digital asset management component will enable the museum to provide access to all material that fits that category as well as allow the museum to incorporate the digitized narratives into future exhibitions and museum programming. This project was made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services.
LOCAL NEWS BRIEFS New Melton class starting Sept. 1
Have you ever wondered how the Passover seder came about or where the expression “manna from heaven” comes from? The book of Exodus contains tales of oppression, slavery, bravery and dramatic rescue, as well as the context for so much in our modern lives.
Join Rabbi Elizabeth Hersh for a new Melton class called: “From Slavery to Sinai (Exodus / Shemot Part I). This class will take place from 7 to 8:30 p.m. on Thursday nights from Sept. 1 – Dec. 1 (no class Sep. 29, Oct. 27, Nov. 3, and Nov. 24). The format will be multi-access, so you can attend in person at Temple Emanuel or virtually through Zoom.
For more information on this 10-session class, visit http://www.meltonschool.org/ st-louis
Prepare for the High Holidays with Kol Rinah during a four-part Elul study session series, held in-person at the synagogue, which is located at 7701 Maryland Ave. in Clayton. No RSVP required to attend.
The sessions are: • Wednesday, Aug. 31, 7 p.m.: The Days of Awe, which start the new Jewish year, are filled with opportunities to connect and experience the world anew. Join Rabbi Noah Arnow in a session that will use the music of the season to help orient our hearts and minds to enter into the new year. • Wednesday, Sept. 7, 7 p.m.: Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur are not simply the start of the new year, but a finish line for the deep, introspective work our tradition asks us to take on each year. Join Rabbi Scott Shafrin for a new and penetrating look into the spiritual task of searching the depths of your innermost self and what generations of thinkers can add to your experience of these holidays. • Wednesday, Sept. 14, 7 p.m.: In the second part of his series, Shafrin will tackle the complex and rewarding work of creating an accounting of who we really are in advance of the new Jewish year. Come with questions, thoughts, frustrations and insights to uncover a new way to start the year together. • Sunday, Sept. 18, 9:15 a.m.: Preparing for the High Holidays with a Personal Theology. Join Arnold Eisen, Chancellor Emeritus of the Jewish Theological Seminary, for learning and conversation in preparation for the Days of Awe.
The Levy Fellows, a cohort for board leaders of Jewish organizations in the St. Louis region, will launch in late October through Jewish Federation of St. Louis’ Millstone Leadership Initiatives.
The program will be led by local consultant, Leslie Peters. Peters is the author of “Finding Time to Lead” and has been chosen for her expertise in board leadership and group facilitation. The pilot program will be limited to 18 individuals referred by their organizations. The Levy Fellows honors the ongoing leadership of Mont Levy, past president of Jewish Federation of St. Louis.
The program will include an opening
Leslie Peters
reception at a private home and three core sessions, including personal leadership, board engagement, and generative decision making. The Levy Fellows participants will also be recognized at the Millstone Presidents’ Circle in December.
Levy’s contributions to the Jewish community and St. Louis are extensive. In addition to Jewish Federation and launching the Millstone Institute in 2010, he has held board leadership positions with the Jewish Community Relations Council, American Jewish Committee, Regional Arts Commission, Opera Theater of St. Louis, Shakespeare Festival of St. Louis, Craft Alliance, John Burroughs School, Forsyth School and Clayton Century Foundation. Levy is a graduate of Washington University School of Law and worked for Buckingham Asset Management as a principal and wealth advisor for 23 years until his retirement.
For information about the Levy Fellows, interested board members should speak with their organization’s CEO/Executive Director, or contact Marci Mayer Eisen, MEisen@JFedStL. org, 314-442-3810.
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